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LOT 1822
Western Asiatic and Other Pale Blue Stone and Glass Bead Necklace String
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
14 3/4 in. (16.9 grams, 37.5 cm).
Composed mainly of oblate and annular beads with larger beads as the central feature, restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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LOT 1822
Western Asiatic and Other Pale Blue Stone and Glass Bead Necklace String
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Bronze Statuette of a Levantine Cavalryman
7th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £3,500 - 4,500 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,900
Modelled in the round figurine of a sturdy horse with saddlecloth and chest-band, bridle and reins, integral rider wearing a Phrygian helmet. 140 grams, 88 mm wide
Formerly in a private collection, Beirut, Lebanon, 1990s. Swiss private collection, acquired from Mr H., Geneva, 2010. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13178-249181.
The figure possibly represents a Phrygian cavalryman of the Persian Achaemenid army. It shows minute details of the harness, with a muzzle and snaffle bit, which suggest Assyrian or Syrian origin. The transversal decoration of the antilina strap recalls that of the Persian cavalry of the period (Cassin Scott, 1977, plate D). -
Ziwiye Blue Faience Lion Protome
Circa 8th-7th century B.C.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
Modelled in the round in resting (couchant) pose with forelegs extended and head erect; transverse piercing behind the shoulder and the rear of the body tubular. 605 grams, 13.7 cm
Acquired from Atigh Gallery (UK), 23 February 1984. -
Holy Land Terracotta Jar
Bronze Age, circa 3rd millennium B.C.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Globular body with a tubular neck. 334 grams, 11.7 cm high
Ex property of a London gentleman; acquired before 2000. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. Accompanied by a previous catalogue information slip.
